Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma in Arkansas

If you have worked and lived in Arkansas for significant amount of time, there is a chance that you were exposed to asbestos at home or in the workplace. Prolonged exposure to asbestos can lead to serious health problems including pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma and asbestos-related lung cancer. As a service to people who live in Arkansas, we have compiled the following information about asbestos and mesothelioma in Arkansas.

Below you will find recent statistics about asbestos exposure and mesothelioma in Arkansas. We have also included descriptions of the industries and lists of cities, towns and specific job sites in Arkansas where asbestos exposure has occurred. Local Arkansas mesothelioma doctors and treatment centers are listed and recent news articles about asbestos and mesothelioma in Arkansas are also provided.

Arkansas Mesothelioma and Asbestos Statistics

While Arkansas does not have much naturally occurring asbestos, citizens of the state can still be exposed at work and home.

From 1999-2015, 264 Arkansas residents died from mesothelioma

Arkansas has a mesothelioma death rate of approximately 5 people per million (Source: CDC)

Arkansas only has two known sites of naturally occurring asbestos in the Hot Springs area and Russellville area (Source: USGS)

Asbestos was used widely in a number of industries, causing exposure rates to be especially high in Jonesboro, Little Rock, Pine Bluff, and Fayetteville (Source: USGS)

Asbestos Use Across Arkansas Industries

Asbestos has been employed in several industrial areas within the state of Arkansas, brining workers and others into close proximity to the deadly substance.

Manufacturing:

Historically, one of the biggest manufacturing names in Arkansas was Reynolds Metals, which is famous for its Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil. The company first started mining operations in Bauxite, Arkansas, a town named after a type of aluminum ore (bauxite), and for a time the company operated plants in Arkadelphia and Malvern, both of which were closed in 1985. Asbestos was used in the aluminum smelting process, due to the high levels of heat involved. Other manufacturers used asbestos as well, including lumber manufacturers run by various companies, one of which was Singer, the famous maker of sewing machines.

Power Plants:

Until 1989, the primary provider for electricity in the state was Arkansas Power & Light (AP&L), although some cities had their own power generation facilities, such as Jonesboro’s City Water & Light plant. Power plants frequently used asbestos in insulation and other parts, due to the material’s resistance to electricity and heat created as part of the power generating process.

Higher Education:

The University of Arkansas has had problems with asbestos in its buildings for many years, including campuses in both Fayetteville and Jonesboro. Asbestos has also been found on site at Arkansas State College and the State Teachers College.

Mining:

Although it is not as big of an industry as other states, Arkansas has a fair number of open-cut mining and strip mining operations. These types of mines can be particularly harmful to nearby residents and communities, especially if asbestos occurs naturally with the mined materials.

Oil Refineries:

While Arkansas does not have as many oil refineries as some states, several have been known to expose their employees to asbestos, including the Tri-State Refining Company in Wilson, the Helena Cotton Oil Company in Helena, and Cross Oil in Smackover.

Military:

A 2013 report indicated from the commander of Little Rock Air Force Base indicates that materials containing asbestos were used in the base’s buildings, and that many of those buildings still contained asbestos as of that report. The base had previously had problems with asbestos as well, such as in October 1994 when an emergency order was issued to resolve problems of “eminent release of asbestos to the open air.”

Asbestos Superfund Sites in Arkansas

Several locations in Arkansas have been added to the Environmental Protection Agency’s list of Superfund sites for various reasons, among them the presence of asbestos-containing materials.

Mountain Pine Pressure Treating

The Mountain Pine Pressure Treating site in Plainview, AR, was home to a 95-acre plot of land used to treat wood from the 1960s through the mid-1980s. The primary concerns of the EPA were pentachlorophenol (PCP) and copper chromated arsenate (CCA), two chemicals used in the wood treatment process. These chemicals were stored in large tanks that contained asbestos, and asbestos was also found in the buildings on the land, requiring abatement to be performed as part of the cleanup. The EPA removed the Mountain Pine Pressure Treating site from the Superfund list in 2005 after six years of cleanup efforts.

Arkansas Cities Where Asbestos Exposure Occurred

Read more about large jobsites where asbestos exposure occurred in the major cities of Arkansas. If you or a loved one worked at any of these sites in Arkansas, you may be at risk to develop malignant mesothelioma. Click on any link below to view a complete list of work sites in that city where employees were exposed to asbestos.

Asbestos Exposure at Other Arkansas Job Sites

Beyond the major cities and towns in Arkansas, asbestos exposure has also occurred at a number of other job sites. Select a town to see the list of its work sites where asbestos exposure occurred. Asbestos exposure at any one of the sites revealed could put a worker at risk to develop pleural mesothelioma.

Alcoa

Arkansas Light and Heat and Power Company

National Gypsum Company

Reynolds Aluminum Plant

Reynolds Metals Company

Carl E. Bailey Generating Station

Alcoa

Alcoa Aluminum

Aluminum Company of America

Hurricane Creek Plantt

Indeck Power Equipment Company

Reynolds Aluminum

Reynolds Metals Company

Alcoa

Alcoa Aluminum

Aluminum Company of America

Hurricane Creek Plant

Owasso Manufacturing Company

Reynolds Aluminum

West Side Paint

Davis Construction Company

International Paper Company

John L. McClellan Generating Station

N.A.D. Ordinance Plant

Southern Kraft Corporation

Southern Kraft Div International. Paper Company

Tri State Mill & Supply Company

Anderson Elementary School

Crossett Lumber Company

Crossett Paper Mills Inc.

Georgia Pacific Corporation

Georgia Pacific Pulp & Paper

Jones Mechanical Contractors

Tri State Mill & Supply

A.M.C., Inc.

Bare Brand Hosiery

Campbell Soup Plant

Dillards Dept Store

Fayetteville Hospital

G.W. Shirley Plumbing & Heating Company

University of Arkansas

University of Arkansas - Central Power Plant

University of Arkansas - Expansion of Campus Utilities

University of Arkansas - Mens Dorm North 2

University of Arkansas - New Womens Residence Hall

Ball Serv. Dist. & Eng. Company

Ballman Cumming Furniture

Capco Plant

City of Fort Smith, Ark Water Department

Dyke Brothers

Fort Smith Chair Company

Fort Smith Light and Traction Company

Gerber Plant

Global Steel

Oklahoma Gas and Elec Tire Company

South Side High School

Triangle Insulation Company

Vender Bros., Inc.

Whirlpool

Williams Energy

Flint Creek Power Plant

Arkansas Power & Light Company

Arkla Chemical Company

Helena Cotton Oil Company

Helena Gas Electric Company

Helena Ice Company

Helena Power Company

Middle South Utilites, Inc.

Premier Cotton Mills

Arkansas Power & Light Company

Arlington Bath House

Arlington Hotel

Army and Navy General Hospital

Bechtel Corp

Feather Lite Manufacturing Company Div N

Hot Springs Electric Light Company

Hot Springs Water Company

Kingsway Hotel

Lake Catherine Power Plant

Majestic Hotel

Reynolds Metals

St. Joseph Hospital

St. Joseph's Hospital

Union Carbide

Valley Planing Mill Company

Vulcan Materials Company

Arkansas Power & Light Company - Lake Catherine

General Motors Corp; Fabricast Div

Kansas Power & Light Company

Lake Catherine Power Station

Reynolds Aluminum Company

Reynolds Metal Aluminum Plant

Arkansas Glass Container Corporation

Arkansas State College

Arkansas State University - New Cafeteria Building

Arkansas Water and Light Plant

City Water & Light Plant

Jonesboro Water & Light Plant

Northeast Arkansas Insul. Company

State Teachers College

Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company

Arkla Chemical Corp

Ethyl Corporation

First Methodist Church

Great Lakes Chemical

Kalmar Steel Corp

Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation

Southernextrusions

Southwestern Bell Telephone

Acme Brick

Arkansas Power & Light Company

General Sheet Metal Company

International Paper Corp

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America

Reynolds Metals

Independence Steam Station

Ark Power and Light

Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp

Arkansas Mechanical Contractors

Arkansas Power & Light, Lynch Station

Arkansas Power and Light Company

Buck Eye

Cecil Lynch Station

Koppers Company Inc

Lynn Whitsett Company

M.M. Cohn Store, Mccain Mall

Mo-Pac Railroad

Oak Grove Elementary School

Rozzell Corporation

W.R. Grace

Arkansas Kraft

Cotton Belt Railroad

Dierks Paper Company

Dierks Paper Company

Dierks Paper Mill

Dravo Steel Shipping

Federal Office Building, Warrior Construction Company

General Water Works Corporation

International Paper Company - Southern Kraft Division

International Paper Mill

Paper Mill

Pine Bluff Light and Water Company

Pine Bluff Mill

Seaman Dunning Corp

So. Kraft Div International. Paper Company

Southwestern Bell Telephone Company

St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company

Standard Brake Shoe

Tri State Mill & Supply Company

U. S. Army Pine Bluff Arsenal

Arkansas Nuclear One Generating Station

Arkansas Power & Light

Bechtel Power Plant

Bornice Anthracite Coal. Company

Firestone

Nuclear One Powerhouse

Cross Oil

Arkansas Power & Light

Arkansas Power & Light Company - Couch S. E. Station

Entergy Pine Light

Harvey Couch Steam Elec

Middle South Utilities Inc.

Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation

Pineville Kraft Corp

Berry Petroleum

Plant 7, Poinsett Lumber and Manufacturing Company

Poinset Lumber and Manufacturing Company, Plant Number 9

Poinsett Lumber and Manufacturing Company

Poinsett Lumber Company Plant North 8

Poinsett Lumer Company

Singer Company Wood Prod Div

Singer Furniture

Singer Manufacturing Company

Bradley Lumber Company

Bradley Lumber Company of Arkansas

Potlatch Forrests Inc

Southern Lumber Company

Tri State Mill & Supply Company

Warren Bank

Cacus Lumber Company

Dacus Lumber Company

Flint Steel Company

Mississippi Valley Generating Company

Southwestern Bell Telephone Company

Buckeye Cellulose Corp

Delta Products Company

Lee Wilson Company Soy Bean Mill

Tri State Refining Company

Wilson Lee & Company

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